The idea-driven organization : unlocking the power in bottom-up ideas

The idea-driven organization unlocking the power in bottom-up ideas

In their much-anticipated sequel to the bestseller Ideas Are Free (over 50,000 copies sold), Alan Robinson and Dean Schroeder explain that employee ideas are no longer a "nice-to-have" but rather the very lifeblood of competitiveness, culture, and strategy. Their new book shows how to alig...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robinson, Alan G. (-)
Other Authors: Schroeder, Dean M., author (author)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: San Francisco : Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc [2014]
Edition:1st edition
Series:BK business book.
Subjects:
Suggestion systems.
Management > Employee participation.
Organizational change.
Organizational effectiveness.
Corporate culture.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009629524006719
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Contents; Preface; 1 THE POWER IN FRONT-LINE IDEAS; The Clarion-Stockholm Hotel; The Impact of Front-Line Ideas: The 80/20 Principle; Creating an Idea-Driven Organization; Why Are Idea-Driven Organizations So Rare?; Realigning the Organization for Ideas; Effective Idea Processes; Getting More and Better Ideas; Idea Systems and Innovativeness; 2 A DIFFERENT KIND OF LEADERSHIP; Why Leaders Are Often Blind to Front-line Ideas; Fighting Back; Key Points; 3 ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION TO BE IDEA DRIVEN: Strategy, Structure, and Goals; Strategy and Goal Alignment; Structuring for Ideas
  • Key Points4 ALIGNING THE ORGANIZATION TO BE IDEA DRIVEN: Management Systems; Budgeting and Resourcing the Idea Process; Aligning Policies and Rules; Aligning Processes and Procedures; Aligning Evaluation and Reward Systems; Conclusion; Key Points; 5 HOW EFFECTIVE IDEA PROCESSES WORK; The Kaizen Teian Process; Team-Based Processes; Facilitation; Escalation; The Electronic Suggestion Box Trap; Key Points; 6 IMPLEMENTING A HIGH-PERFORMING IDEA SYSTEM; Step 1 Ensure the leadership's long-term commitment to the new idea system
  • Step 2 Form and train the team that will design and implement the systemStep 3 Assess the organization from an idea management perspective; Step 4 Design the idea system; Step 5 Start correcting misalignments; Step 6 Conduct a pilot test; Step 7 Assess the pilot results, make adjustments, and prepare for the launch; Step 8 Roll out the system organization-wide; Step 9 Continue to improve the system; Key Points; 7 WAYS TO GET MORE AND BETTER IDEAS; Problem Finding; Creating a Problem-Sensitive Organization; Key Points; 8 FRONT-LINE IDEAS AND INNOVATION
  • Innovations Often Need Front-Line Ideas to WorkFront-Line Ideas Create Capabilities That Enable Innovations; Front-Line Ideas Can Transform Routine Innovations into Major Breakthroughs; Front-Line Ideas Can Open Up New Opportunities for Innovation; Setting Up an Idea System Removes Many of the Barriers to Innovation; Bringing It All Together; Conclusion; Key Points; Notes; Acknowledgments; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z; About the Authors

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